What is a Niche?
A niche Is a low competitive market in a highly popular topic. It’s basically a small untapped market in short. What it boils down to is Supply and demand. If you low Supply and High demand then you should have a niche. This varies by opinion in the specifics as far as the numbers are concerned, however if your just starting out It may be a good Idea not to start in something that is highly competitive. For example even if you have a niche, you may not want to start in a market that has less than 80 million sites. It might be more prudent to start in a similar market with 3 million sites or less. In a word the best reason you want to find a niche is, "competition." The less competition the better.
How to Find a Niche?
Finding a niche as it relates to earning extra cash online has a lot to do with the competiveness of the keywords that your trying to use. For example “basketball”. Would be an example of a marketing category and “How to jump higher for basketball” or “Improving your jump shot” would be and be considered one of it’s niches. Basketball is way to broad of a topic for a beginner having something related to a more specific need would be best. One of the ways I use to check for keywords is Google AdWords Keyword tool. I go there and check the searches that were made for a keyword and then go to Google and see how many sites, with quotes, there are for that particular keyword. For example type in google's search "keyword". Use your own judgment on what keywords you feel would be best for you. However this can take a lot of time. If you are short on time many consider Keyword Elite to be one of the best tools available for you to do keyword research. After you’ve found a niche it’s best to see what kind of sites come up under the keywords you choose. If they're just information sites you may want to consider other keywords which have sites that are more geared to sales.
How do I Know If I Have The Right Niche?
This is a hard question to answer and the one of the only ways to find out is through trial and error. Even with research indicating that you have a niche to work in sometimes common sense will have to overrule all logical explanations. For example if you complete all of the steps of your marketing campaign are complete your site and you have your site well optimized for the search engines and are still not getting any sales then you might have the wrong niche. Only sales through time will tell. You might have the wrong product in the right niche. If you are using Clickbank then CBEngine really great way to help find out what products are hot right now. It might be that the content on your site is not knowledgeable enough or show enough passion to your potential client and therefore doesn’t establish a rapport. In addition many believe that it’s best to choose a niche in something that your are passionate about or have a lot of knowledge in because it makes it easier to write about. I my humble opinion it seems as though the best answer (after the numbers back this up) is having the right product at the right time in the right niche.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Fastest Ways to Get Rich
Fastest Ways to Get Rich
Here' my random blog thought on the fastest ways to get Rich.
1. Being happy with what you already have.
Being wealthy can mean many different things depending on who you are. Sometimes is not the money that counts. In some peoples eyes all you need is family or a clear state of mind all the wealth they need. (If your reading this your probably not).
2. Investing
Everyone knows Investing can make you rich. Investment Properties as well as stocks have proven to make many wealthy, just look at Donald Trump and Warren Buffett. Not sure if this is the way you want to go with the economy nowadays...
3. Education
Education is the fastest route from poverty to success as Robert Allen would say. Time is always your most valuable asset and education is your fastest way to get rich. Do what others have already done. In the information age there are so many ways to make money by helping others. I believe it was Zig Ziglar who said "You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."
Here' my random blog thought on the fastest ways to get Rich.
1. Being happy with what you already have.
Being wealthy can mean many different things depending on who you are. Sometimes is not the money that counts. In some peoples eyes all you need is family or a clear state of mind all the wealth they need. (If your reading this your probably not).
2. Investing
Everyone knows Investing can make you rich. Investment Properties as well as stocks have proven to make many wealthy, just look at Donald Trump and Warren Buffett. Not sure if this is the way you want to go with the economy nowadays...
3. Education
Education is the fastest route from poverty to success as Robert Allen would say. Time is always your most valuable asset and education is your fastest way to get rich. Do what others have already done. In the information age there are so many ways to make money by helping others. I believe it was Zig Ziglar who said "You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Internet Marketing
Internet Marketing vs SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
What's the difference? At first glance it may not appear to be much. After all Internet Marketing and SEO go hand in hand right? Not necessarily. Let me explain. SEO or Search Engine Optimization is the process of optimizing your site to rank well in the search engines for a particular subject, keyword, or market. Internet marketing however, while it does involve SEO, should not be viewed in the as the same. Does having your site on the number one in Google help? Of course it does. That's what you want to do, but to fully maximize the potential and increase the income from your site you want to Advertise as well- this is where internet marketing comes in.
Traditional Marketing
Marketing on the internet should be compared to marketing in any business. You want to get your site or blog out to as many poeple as possible, it's a numbers game. If you have your site on the number one spot on Google you'll get a lot of traffic (assuming you've already done your research on the niche you have chosen and are generating sales)and have a automatic cash machine. Would you like to increase your income? Why do you ask? Why not? Because you can. Your in the internet marketing business to make money after all so why not make some more. For an more reasonable example if you've got your site indexed but aren't getting much traffic due to heavy competition in page ranks(or maybe don't have your site indexed at all) you are going to want to advertise. Aside from AdSense there are other ways to drive traffic to your site for free for that matter.
Backlinks
In a lot of blogs and readings you may her about the topic of backlinks. Backlinks are links on another site that link back to yours. People often use backlinks for popularity in relation to page rank and to get there sites indexed. Why not consider using backlinks to increase traffic. Take my blog for example. As of this writing if you Google the term "Fastest ways to get rich" (without quotations) and go to the 1st page of Google of the search results you'll see an article I wrote under "Fastest ways to get Rich:GoAticles.com" in the 7th spot. Click on the article. At the end of the article you will see the link back to this blog. This is a backlink that I've created for free.
Here's a pic of what you should see.
Writing Articles
This is not a new method of marketing by any means. As you can see from the example above you can write an article and submit your website as the source. In some cases you may be able to place your affiliate links as the source and throughout the article as well. Writing articles can be an also be know as "Bum Marketing." It gets labeled the as the term " Bum Marketing" because it supposed to be so easy a bum could do it. A word of caution: be sure to check out the rules and guidelines before posting or submitting your article. Many article submitting sites do not allow you to put your affiliate link as a source or in the entire article at all. You can also do this in forums, online discussion groups, and Networking Websites as well.
The point is even if you have your site at number the number one spot on google (if your reading this you probably don't) you can still find ways to increase you income by marketing on the internet. Why would you want to miss out on opportunity to capitalize, especially if it's for free? For the beginner trying to learn how to make some extra cash hopefully this can clear up the fact that you don't need a site to make money online or even have your site indexed if you know the difference between SEO and Internet Marketing.
What's the difference? At first glance it may not appear to be much. After all Internet Marketing and SEO go hand in hand right? Not necessarily. Let me explain. SEO or Search Engine Optimization is the process of optimizing your site to rank well in the search engines for a particular subject, keyword, or market. Internet marketing however, while it does involve SEO, should not be viewed in the as the same. Does having your site on the number one in Google help? Of course it does. That's what you want to do, but to fully maximize the potential and increase the income from your site you want to Advertise as well- this is where internet marketing comes in.
Traditional Marketing
Marketing on the internet should be compared to marketing in any business. You want to get your site or blog out to as many poeple as possible, it's a numbers game. If you have your site on the number one spot on Google you'll get a lot of traffic (assuming you've already done your research on the niche you have chosen and are generating sales)and have a automatic cash machine. Would you like to increase your income? Why do you ask? Why not? Because you can. Your in the internet marketing business to make money after all so why not make some more. For an more reasonable example if you've got your site indexed but aren't getting much traffic due to heavy competition in page ranks(or maybe don't have your site indexed at all) you are going to want to advertise. Aside from AdSense there are other ways to drive traffic to your site for free for that matter.
Backlinks
In a lot of blogs and readings you may her about the topic of backlinks. Backlinks are links on another site that link back to yours. People often use backlinks for popularity in relation to page rank and to get there sites indexed. Why not consider using backlinks to increase traffic. Take my blog for example. As of this writing if you Google the term "Fastest ways to get rich" (without quotations) and go to the 1st page of Google of the search results you'll see an article I wrote under "Fastest ways to get Rich:GoAticles.com" in the 7th spot. Click on the article. At the end of the article you will see the link back to this blog. This is a backlink that I've created for free.
Here's a pic of what you should see.
Writing Articles
This is not a new method of marketing by any means. As you can see from the example above you can write an article and submit your website as the source. In some cases you may be able to place your affiliate links as the source and throughout the article as well. Writing articles can be an also be know as "Bum Marketing." It gets labeled the as the term " Bum Marketing" because it supposed to be so easy a bum could do it. A word of caution: be sure to check out the rules and guidelines before posting or submitting your article. Many article submitting sites do not allow you to put your affiliate link as a source or in the entire article at all. You can also do this in forums, online discussion groups, and Networking Websites as well.
The point is even if you have your site at number the number one spot on google (if your reading this you probably don't) you can still find ways to increase you income by marketing on the internet. Why would you want to miss out on opportunity to capitalize, especially if it's for free? For the beginner trying to learn how to make some extra cash hopefully this can clear up the fact that you don't need a site to make money online or even have your site indexed if you know the difference between SEO and Internet Marketing.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
How to Earn Extra Cash Online
Have you been looking for a way to earn extra cash online. You’ve probably realized that it isn't as easy as it seems. In your search to earn extra cash you probable seen a lot of different ways to earn money..
Do They work?
Yes. The question is not if they work, but if you know how to market them... That’s what making money comes down to -- Internet Marketing. You can have a product that isn't that great and still make money if you know how to market it, on the other hand you can have a great product and no one will buy it if they can't see it. Make sense? . Learn Internet marketing. Find something to sell. Then start a website. You can have your own blog up and running in minutes at blogger.com. Next you have to add content
Content
Content is very important to have. It can make your readers come back for more to see what your are going to say next. You want to have a target market to get started, this is also known as a niche market. You can also hire writers if your not that good at writing.
Getting Traffic
Traffic is your life line on the web. Without it your dead. There's many ways to get traffic online both paid and free. Some free methods are article marketing, forum marketing, video marketing and (some) free press releases which I will discuss more on in future posts.
Make Money
How Long Does it Take to Make Money?
Many start to earn extra cash online after a few Weeks or months. For some it could take years (although you shouldn't). If you want to become successful though the best way is to learn from people who have already started to make money. That is the easiest and fastest way to earn extra cash online.
Do They work?
Yes. The question is not if they work, but if you know how to market them... That’s what making money comes down to -- Internet Marketing. You can have a product that isn't that great and still make money if you know how to market it, on the other hand you can have a great product and no one will buy it if they can't see it. Make sense? . Learn Internet marketing. Find something to sell. Then start a website. You can have your own blog up and running in minutes at blogger.com. Next you have to add content
Content
Content is very important to have. It can make your readers come back for more to see what your are going to say next. You want to have a target market to get started, this is also known as a niche market. You can also hire writers if your not that good at writing.
Getting Traffic
Traffic is your life line on the web. Without it your dead. There's many ways to get traffic online both paid and free. Some free methods are article marketing, forum marketing, video marketing and (some) free press releases which I will discuss more on in future posts.
Make Money
Now your in a position to monetize. You can now make money with your site using affiliate programs. Basically you can sign up with services like clickbank.com and promote there products on your website or free blog. Then when someone buys through your affiliate link (given to you by the affiliate programs) you get paid a percentage of the sale.
How Long Does it Take to Make Money?
Many start to earn extra cash online after a few Weeks or months. For some it could take years (although you shouldn't). If you want to become successful though the best way is to learn from people who have already started to make money. That is the easiest and fastest way to earn extra cash online.
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